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This paper examines the progress of the U.S. Forest Service's roadless area conservation policy on its 10-year anniversary, January 22, 2008. These national forest roadless areas provide exeptional recreation, wildlife and fish habitat, clean water, and other important ecoysytem services to all Americans on over 58.5 million acres. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule has faced extensive, ongoing challenges since its creation.

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WASHINGTON - Thursday, September 3, marks the 45th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, landmark conservation legislation that allows citizens to work with Congress to protect America’s public land as wilderness.

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“Today we celebrate the first anniversary of the creation of the Wild Sky Wilderness. As the first new national forest wilderness area in Washington state in over 20 years, Wild Sky Wilderness symbolizes Washington’s legacy of preserving our special wild places.

“Thanks to the unwavering commitment of our congressional champions, Senator Murray and Congressman Larsen, visitors and residents alike are able to enjoy this world-class recreation destination in the beautiful North Cascades and know that their children and grandchildren will be able to do the same.

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For 50 years the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been a place of untrammeled beauty, an untouched Eden in the last frontier. But that tranquility is again under attack from short-sighted politicians in Washington that want to spoil the crown jewel of the National Wildlife Refuge System with roads and oil drills.

The Arctic Refuge has been under constant threat from oil drilling, threatening the caribou, polar bears, and native Gwich’in people that call the Refuge their home.

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2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Over the last 40 years, NEPA has brought about what one commentator describes as a “revolutionary change in governmental decision-making”. But just what sort of change and what impact has it had on you and I, and our environment? A recently released report, NEPA Success Stories: Celebrating 40 Years of Transparency and Open Government, answers just these questions.

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The Wilderness Society is celebrating a big anniversary in 2010: our 75th. Anniversaries are a great time to look back and gain perspective on just how far we have come — even as we look forward to a future bright with possibilities.